Sen. Rand Paul says Americans must not let “the fearmongers win” as rhetoric about the dangers of the delta variant of COVID-19 heats up.
The Kentucky Republican took to Twitter on Tuesday with some statistics on the contagion’s delta strain, which originated in India.
“Don’t let the fearmongers win,” Mr. Paul told his 3.2 million followers. “New public England study of delta variant shows 44 deaths out of 53,822 (.08%) in unvaccinated group. Hmmm.”
Mr. Paul‘s tweet follows a video message by Dr. Anthony Fauci on the issue that President Biden shared on June 24.
“Here’s the deal: The Delta variant is more contagious, it’s deadlier, and it’s spreading quickly around the world — leaving young, unvaccinated people more vulnerable than ever,” Mr. Biden tweeted in conjunction with the NIAID director’s commentary. “Please, get vaccinated if you haven’t already. Let’s head off this strain before it’s too late.”